Will the Toulouse Shootings Affect the French Presidential Race?

The Takeaway

About 300 police officers have cornered a 24-year old man in the city of Toulouse, France. The man is believed to have murdered three French paratroopers last week and a rabbi and three children at a local school on Monday. How will the upcoming presidential election in France deal with this incident? Will it change the dialogue of the candidates? Arnaud Castaignet  is a a freelance journalist and blogger in Paris.

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